Telegram-herald., 1887-12-18


answered stsFBis. i aisst bs inel4nsd 70
asss visla yoa-
As thai reply pass~a kis lips. ths old nurse
anotBsr Tzit1F.
I'm ssrfy % disturb yea, my dear Bat
here Ls l1sis -. keFr1zi wanting 20 know
vAsa shs MAJ ~ few vords 70 yoa-
Akues TUNED ~ E.safy before shs replied
Il % rsnsEnbzr Esnlly BidueiL my favorlte
Fgp4 ysarz ago az ths village school, and
afser~4rd ray nlai3s sac left ne, 70 marry
a. Itai an co1r.ef named FsTraFi-and am
sfrEti il kaa ROT tusI4ed out very well Do
yoa rilnd Hg h1yi1g her ia here for
l.4aate O. t4oF
E-nry E1ss 20 taks his lsave. Il should 10
CAD 70 s@e ElilY again at any other time,
ls said But is ls best that should 10 now.
NJ mind l. disturbed, Agnes, | might say
+ Ghinss u yo1, L l stayed here any longer,
which, skich sre better nos said now. /
s1aa eros TIE chan.lel BY the mail tonight,
an SEQ Lou few wesxs' change viii help
mo he took Der hand is there any thing
"a Lhe sorld tAat csl DO for your he asked,
very earnestly she thanked him, and tried
70 release her hand. he he'd IL with a tsem-
ul3us. lingering grasp God bless you,
/ Aenesf7 be said Ia IL ltering tones, with his
eyes On the ground her face flushed again,
and TIE next instant turned paler than ever:
shs knew his heart well As be knew IL HIM
self-sae vas too distressed 20 speak He
lifted her band 20 his lips, kissed IL feryently,
and, without looking at her again, left the
room The nurse hobblsd after him TO the
bead OF tie stairs; she hsd not forgotten the
time when the younger brother had been tho
unsuccessful rival OF the elder Tor the hand
og Agnes ~Don't De downhearted, Master
Henry" whispered the old woman, with the
unscrupnlOus common sense OF persons in the
lover rank Of Ifa TRY her again, when
You come back
Left alone for a few moments, Agnes took
a turn ia the room, trying TO compose her
self She pansed before little water color
drawing on the wall, which had belonged TO
her mother; IL was her own portrait when
she was child How much happier we
should De, . she thought to herself. sadly, If
we never grew upl
The courier's wife was shown in-a little,
meek. melancholy woman. with white eye
lasfes, ard wstery eyes, who courtesied
degerentialf Y, and was troubled with a small
chronic cough. Agnes shook hands with her
kindly Well, Emily, what can / do for
your
The couriers vii, made rather a strange
answer: I'm afraiG 10 tell you. miss"
is It such a very difficult favor to grant,
SIT down, and lsE ne hear how you are going
on Perhaps tne petition will slip out while
We are talking. How does your husband be-
have To your
Emilys hight gray ewes looked more watery
taan ever. She shook her head and sighed
rcs,nedly.
Il have no positive complaint to make
: nzaiass him. miss. But I'm afraid he doesn't
en- about me; and he seems 10 take no in
tsrcst iu his home. l may almost say he's
tired Of his home. II might be better for
Oh OF us, mis-, IL 10 went travelling for
ascils-not % mention the money, which is
hszlEEing 20 be wanted sadly fi-
She put her handkerchief 10 her eyes, and
signed axan more resignedly than ever.
Il don't quite understand" said Agnes. "I
thought your husband had an engagement TO
take some Indies 70 Switzerland and Italyir
That was his III luck, miss. One of the
ladies fell iI--and the others wouldn't 60
without her They paid him a months salary
as compensation. But they had engaged him
for the autumn and vinter-snd the loss is
serious
Il am sorry to hear it, Emily. Let Us
hope be will soon have another chance"
-It's not bis turn, miss, To be recommended
when the next applications come TO the
couriers' Office You see, there are 50 many
OK them out OF employment just now. IL he
could be privately recommended"- She
stopped. and left the unfinished sentence to
speak for Itself.
Agnes understood her directly you want
my accommodation she rejoinsd- why
couldn't you say so az onceF
Emily blushed.
at would be such q chance for my hus
land shs answered. confusedly. "A letter,
inquiriny for a good courier Ia six months
engagement. nisD came TO the Office this
morning It's another mans turn TO be
chosen-and the secretary viii recommend
him II my husband could only send his
testimonials By ths same post-vi5h just .
word In your name. INSIST might turn ttA
the scale, as they say. A private recoumen-
dstion between gsntlsfolks goes 20 far
She stopped again. aud sighed again, and
looke down a: the carpet, as IL she Tad sons
private reason for feeling little ashamed Of
Larself
ASnes began n bs rather weary Of the
persistent tone Of mystery In which her
visitor spoke
III you want my interest with friend Of
mine she said, why can't you tell the
namer
The courIer's wife began 70 cry.
SIN ashamed to tell you, riss-
Ftr toe drst time Agnes spoke sharply.
-Nonsense. Emily Tell me the name d.
rectly-or drop the subject-whicheyer you
ike best
Emily made last desperate effort She
vruns her handkerchief hard in her lap, and
let OF he narie as II she had been letting OF
loaded gun:
@Lord Moatbarryl-
Agnes rose and looked AZ her
-fOu hare disappointed me- she said. very
quietly. but with iook which the eourier's
wife had never seen in Der face before.
Knowing what you know, you ought 20 be
svsre that Il e impossible for me- 20 com
municste With Lord Montbsrry I always
supposed Toa rad sons deiicacy of feeling
F an sorry to fiad that have been mistaken.
Neas a. she Vas. Emily had spirit enough
- feel the r~proof She w4'sed in her meek
ncissess way 70 the door Il beg your par
I dcn. n -. 7 an rot quise 50 bad a. you
I think ma. Bus I beg yegr pardon, al the
ssrne-
She opened the DOR k~res called her
back There was ssuethinx n the woruan's
I spelnzT that sppesia,i irfssissi6iy to her inst
and generous nature Gone, see said, ~.
r,ass nos part IN this ny Iet me- not mis-
understand ron. " aat IS Il tsat yau sx-
. recusi ma ,o ,of-
sa4T vas ~iss e1os~h - suSwsr this ti-1s
withous snr reserve -Er husband viE seui
bis t-srraanis,s. rliss. g. Iord NcntbsrTv IN
Scct.1nd 4 sriY srsrusd zen - lst hin AZ
r nis lefssr shss his ~.fs hss been kncwn -